ai4bharat/Pralekha huggingface dataset:
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Monitoring and Surveillance for Checking Adulteration
Oil Marketing Companies  informed that they have a system of monitoring and surveillance for checking adulteration. Important initiatives taken by OMCs in this regard include:-
- Making available Filter Paper, Calibrated Density Equipment  & 5 Liter Calibrated Measure at the Retail Outlets for checking quality & quantity of MS/HSD.
- Conducting Regular / Surprise inspections at Retail Outlets by OMC Field Officers/ Senior Officers/Mobile labs throughout the country. In case of irregularities, action is taken as per the MDG and dealership agreement.
- Creation of a separate Quality Assurance Cell  for carrying out inspections.
- Drawing of samples from petrol pumps at random and sending for testing to authorized laboratories.
- Sealing of tankers before leaving company premises to protect against pilferage/adulteration en-route.
- Installation of GPS to monitor movement of Tank Trucks carrying MS / HSD.
- Conducting Third Party Audit of Retail Outlets by OMCs for effective monitoring and benchmarking.
- Automation of Retail Outlets by OMCs which enable the real-time capture of sales transaction and monitoring of tank stocks and receipts.
The oil company/state-wise details of retail outlets terminated on established cases of adulteration during the period 2017-18 to Dec 2020 and operated as temporary COCO outlets, are Annexed.
Expansion of retail outlet network is a continuous process undertaken by Oil Marketing Companies  in tandem with the growth in demand of Petrol and Diesel, based on feasibility study and commercial considerations. The terminated retail outlets are operated as temporary COCO retail outlets to utilize the idling valuable assets.
Annexure
|
|
Period from 2017-18 to Dec 2020
|
|
IOCL
|
|
BPCL
|
|
HPCL
|
|
States/UTs
|
|
No. of Retail Outlets terminated 
|
|
No. of outlets operated as temporary COCO outlets 
|
|
No. of Retail Outlets terminated 
|
|
No. of outlets operated as temporary COCO outlets 
|
|
No. of Retail Outlets terminated 
|
|
No. of outlets operated as temporary COCO outlets 
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Bihar
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Haryana
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Odisha
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Punjab
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Telangana
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Total
|
|
5
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
3
|
|
15
|
|
7
This information was given by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Coal
BCCL Awards Work on Revenue Sharing basis in MDO Model
Aiming to augment production of Coking Coal in India, BCCL awarded the work of “Re-Open, Salvage, Rehabilitate, Develop, Construct and Operate for Excavation/ Extraction of Coal from Coal Mine and Delivery Thereof to The Authority” at three areas of the company on revenue sharing basis in MDO Model.
M/s R K Transport Co was awarded for Katras Area for a period of 25  years @ 9% Revenue share to BCCL. This is the First for Coking Coal in India. The LOA was issued on 21.03.2023 for the quoted coal production of 25.70 MT for 25 years, 1.4 MT being the proposed annual capacity. BCCL awarded the work at PB Area to M/s Eagle Infra India Ltd for a period of 25 years @ 6% Revenue share. The LOA was issued on 21.03.2023 for the quoted coal production of 52.00 MT for 25 years, 2.7 MT being the proposed annual capacity.
Likewise, M/s Vensar Constructions Company Ltd was awarded for Sijua Area for a period of 25 years @ 7.29% Revenue share. The LOA has been issued on 21.03.2023 for the quoted coal production of 28.485 MT for 25 years, 1.285 MT being the proposed annual capacity.
Being pioneer in the production of coking coal, BCCL takes pride in serving the Nation for decades and towards the vision of building Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal reviews Critical Infrastructure Projects under PMG Facilitation
Minister of Commerce & Industry, Railways and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal chaired a meeting for the review of 20 large-scale infrastructure projects with issues enlisted for resolution, with the Project Monitoring Group on the 29th of June, 2021. Shri Som Prakash, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade , Chief Secretaries of Governments of Bihar, Haryana and Tamil Nadu, and Additional Chief Secretary, Industries of Government of Maharashtra participated through Video Conference. Senior officials of key Central Ministries including Railways, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Road Transport and Highways, Environment, Forest and Climate Change were also present to discuss issues affecting the progress of work and timely completion of these critical projects.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry reviewed 59 issues in 20 critical infrastructure projects with anticipated investment value of nearly ₹2.7 lakh crores. This includes 11 projects previously reviewed under PRAGATI by the Hon’ble Prime Minister.
Among the projects reviewed, a few notable names are as follows:
- Dedicated Freight Corridors along eastern and western routes will augment capacity of rail freight transportation and establish industrial zones at junction points
- Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor traverses through 7 States and facilitate development of industrial manufacturing in the influence region of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
Shri Goyal issued directions and timelines to ensure expeditious resolution of pending issues for timely commissioning of projects. The Minister also emphasized the importance of regular multi-level monitoring of infrastructure projects that are critical to the economic growth and employment generation in the country.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to bring home 157 artefacts & antiquities from the US
Artefacts include cultural antiquities and figurines related to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
Most of the items belong to the period of 11th CE to 14th CE as well as historic antiquities belonging to Before Common Era
Endeavour embodies continuous efforts by the Modi Government to bring back our antiquities & artefacts from across the world
157 artefacts & antiquities were handed over by the United States during Prime Minister Modi’s visit. PM conveyed his deep appreciation for the repatriation of antiquities to India by the United States. PM Modi & President Biden committed to strengthen their efforts to combat the theft, illicit trade and trafficking of cultural objects.
The list of 157 artefacts includes a diverse set to items ranging from the one and a half metre bas relief panel of Revanta in sandstone of the 10th CE to the 8.5cm tall, exquisite bronze Nataraja from the 12th CE. The items largely belong to the period of 11th CE to 14th CE as well as historic antiquities such as the copper anthropomorphic object of 2000 BC or the terracotta vase from the 2nd CE. Some 45 antiquities belong to the Before Common Era.
While half of the artifacts  are cultural, the other half consists of figurines which relate to Hinduism , Buddhism  and Jainism .
Their make spreads across metal, stone and terracotta. The bronze collection primarily contains ornate figurines of the well-known postures of Lakshmi Narayana, Buddha, Vishnu, Siva Parvathi and the 24 Jain Tirthankaras and the less common Kankalamurti, Brahmi and Nandikesa besides other unnamed deities and divine figures.
The motifs include religious sculptures from Hinduism , Buddhism  and Jainism  as well as secular motifs .
There are 56 terracotta pieces  and an 18th CE sword with sheath with inscription mentioning Guru Hargovind Singh in Persian).
This continues the efforts by the Modi Government to bring back our antiquities & artefacts from across the world.
Ministry of Mines
Mineral Production during February 2020 
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of February, 2020  at 123.7, was 10.0% higher as compared to the level in the month of February, 2019. The cumulative growth for the period April- February, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year has been  1.9 percent. Mining & Mineral Statistics Division of Indian Bureau of Mines functions as the nodal agency for statistics on mineral sector and releases this information.
Production level of important minerals in February, 2020 were: Coal 780 lakh tonnes, Lignite 47 lakh tonnes, Natural gas  2257 million cu. m., Petroleum  24 lakh tonnes, Bauxite 2190 thousand tonnes, Chromite 395 thousand tonnes, Copper conc. 5 thousand tonnes, Gold 162 kg, Iron ore 239 lakh tonnes, Lead conc. 32 thousand tonnes, Manganese ore 276 thousand tonnes, Zinc conc. 142 thousand tonnes, Apatite & Phosphorite 136 thousand tonnes, Limestone 327 lakh tonnes, Magnesite 11 thousand tonnes and Diamond 2720 carat.
The production of important minerals showing positive growth during February, 2020 over February, 2019 include: ‘Zinc conc.’ , ‘Iron ore’ , ‘Chromite’ , ‘Lead conc.’ , ‘Coal’ , ‘Limestone’ , ‘Manganese ore’ , ‘Lignite’  and ‘Bauxite’ . The production of other important minerals showing negative growth is: ‘Copper conc.’ [ 60.7%], ‘Gold’ [ 29.6%], ‘Natural gas ’ [ 9.6%], ‘Petroleum ’ [ 6.4%] and ‘Phosphorite’ [ 1.8%].
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Prime Minister launches National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self Employed Persons
The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi launched at Ranchi today, the National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self Employed Persons, a pension scheme for the Vyaparis  with annual turnover not exceeding Rs 1.5 crore. The Governor of Jharkhand Smt. Draupadi Murmu, Chief Minister of Jharkhand Shri Raghubar Das, Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda, Minister of State for Labour & Employment  Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion. With this nation-wide launch, the facility for enrollment under the scheme has been made available to the prospective beneficiaries through 3.50 lakh Common Service Center  across the country. In addition people can also self-enroll by visiting the portal www.maandhan.in/vyapari. The eligible Vyaparis can visit their nearest CSCs and get enrolled under the scheme. At the time of enrollment, the beneficiary is required to have an Aadhaar card and a saving bank/ Jan-dhan Account passbook only. He/ She should be within 18 to 40 years of age group. GSTIN is required only for those with turnover above Rs. 40 lakhs. The enrolment under the scheme is free of cost for the beneficiaries. The enrolment is based upon self-certification.
Government has approved National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self Employed Persons in acknowledgement of notable contribution of Vyaparis . It is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for entry age of 18 to 40 years with a provision for minimum assured pension of Rs 3,000/- monthly on attaining the age of 60 years. The beneficiary should not be income tax payer and also not a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS /PM-SYM. The Central Government shall give 50 % share of the monthly contribution and remaining 50% contribution shall be made by the beneficiary. The monthly contribution is kept low to make it affordable. For example, a beneficiary is required to contribute as little as Rs.100/- per month at a median entry age of 29 years.
This pension scheme is one of the top priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Government in its second term. According to the Ministry’s 100-day plan, this scheme will target enrolling 25 lakh subscribers in 2019-20 and 2 crore subscribers by 2023-2024. An estimated 3 crore Vyaparis in the country are expected to be benefitted under the pension scheme.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY CELEBRATES 74TH ARMY DAY
The Indian Army celebrated its 74th Army Day today. Every year, 15 January is commemorated as “Army Day” to remember the occasion when General  KM Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Independent India.
The Indian Army’s theme for the year 2022, “In Stride with the Future”, is an acknowledgement of the increasingly critical role played by niche and disruptive technologies in modern warfare. The Indian Army confronts a plethora of security challenges, conventional and non-traditional, and is looking at Artificial Intelligence , 5G, Robotics and Quantum Technology to find innovative solutions to these emerging challenges.
The Army Day celebrations commenced with the Wreath Laying ceremony at the National War Memorial where the three Service Chiefs paid homage to the bravehearts. In his message to all ranks of the Indian Army, the Chief of the Army Staff, General MM Naravane saluted the supreme sacrifice of all personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty, reiterating his unstinted support to the Veer Naris and Next of Kin of the fallen soldiers. He assured the Nation that the Indian Army was operationally ready to deal with any adverse situation.
The Chief of the Army Staff reviewed the Army Day Parade at the Cariappa Parade Ground, Delhi Cantonment and awarded 15 Sena Medals  for individual acts of gallantry and 23 COAS Unit Citations to units for their commendable performance. The Army Day Parade this year showcased the evolution of various weapon systems held in the Indian Army’s inventory. New and modern weapon systems and platforms were displayed alongside their old counterparts. Centurion tanks were followed by Arjun Main Battle Tanks and TOPAS was succeeded by the BMP-II. Similarly pairs of the 75/24 Indian Field Gun and Dhanush, PMP/PMS and Sarvatra bridges and Tiger Cat & Akash Surface to Air Missiles were also on display.
The parade also included International Sports awardees and seven marching contingents, including mounted horse cavalry. A song titled ‘Maati’, sung by famed singer Hariharan, dedicated to the Army and the Nation, was exclusively released during the event. The Indian Army also unveiled the latest pattern of its combat dress during the parade.
_____________________________________________________________
SC/VBY/KRC
(Visitor Counter : 10251
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala chaired a National KCC Conference in Mumbai on 4th September 2023 to boost Kisan Credit Card  saturation among animal husbandry and dairy farmers
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala chaired a National KCC Conference recently in Mumbai on 4th September 2023 with all the stakeholders to boost Kisan Credit Card  saturation among animal husbandry and dairy farmers. More than 50,000 animal husbandry farmers virtually attended through 1000 common service centers across the country.
Considering the importance of this sector, the government in 2018-19 extended the Kisan Credit Card  facility to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capital requirements. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with the Department of Financial Services, has been organising various campaigns since June 2020 to provide Kisan Credit Card facilities to all eligible Animal Husbandry and Fishery farmers.
In order to achieve further saturation nationwide, the AHDF KCC Campaign is further extended up to 31.03.2024. As a result, so far, more than 28.90 lakh fresh KCC have been sanctioned to Animal Husbandry and Dairy farmers, thereby providing them with an organisational credit facility to meet their working capital requirements. Due to the consistent efforts of this ministry, for the first time, working capital loan targets were fixed for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Sector along with term loan target during 2022-23. For the year 2023-24, Ground Level Credit target of Rs 2,68,000 crore is fixed for animal husbandry and dairying.
Livestock sector is an important subsector of agriculture in the Indian economy. It grew at a CAGR of 7.67 percent from 2014–15 to 2021–22 . This CAGR is higher than other sectors like the manufacturing sector, which has shown 6.3%, the agriculture  sector, which has shown 2.14%, and the services sector, which has shown 5.32% for a similar period. India is the world's largest livestock owner, at about 536.76 million. There are 100.8 million households and household enterprises with at least one livestock or poultry. The contribution of livestock to total agriculture and allied sector GVA  has increased from 24.38 percent  to 30.19 percent . The share of the livestock sector in total GVA has increased from 4.02 percent in 2014–15 to 4.75% in 2021–22.
Prime Minister's Office
English translation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s address at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Session III: Digital Transformation
Excellencies,
Digital transformation is the most remarkable change of our era. The proper use of digital technologies can become a force multiplier in the decades-long global fight against poverty. Digital solutions can also be helpful in the fight against climate change – as we all saw in the examples of remote-working and paperless green offices during Covid. But these benefits will be realized only when the digital access is truly inclusive and when the use of digital technology is really widespread. Unfortunately, till now we have seen this powerful tool only from the criteria of simple business, keeping this power tied in the ledgers of profit and loss. It is the responsibility of us G-20 leaders that the benefits of digital transformation should not be confined to a small part of the human race.
India's experience of the past few years has shown us that if we make digital architecture inclusive, it can bring about socio-economic transformation. Digital use can bring scale and speed. Transparency can be brought in governance. India has developed digital public goods whose basic architecture has in-built democratic principles. These solutions are based on open source, open APIs, open standards, which are interoperable and public. This is our approach based on the digital revolution that is going on in India today. Take, for example, our Unified Payment Interface .
Last year, over 40 percent of the world's real-time payment transactions took place through UPI. Similarly, we opened 460 million new bank accounts on the basis of digital identity, making India a global leader in financial inclusion today. Our open source CoWIN platform made the biggest vaccination campaign in human history, a success even during the pandemic.
Excellencies,
In India, we are making digital access public, but at the international level, there is still a huge digital divide. Citizens of most developing countries of the world do not have any kind of digital identity. Only 50 countries have digital payment systems. Can we take a pledge together that in the next ten years we will bring digital transformation in the life of every human being, so that no person in the world will be deprived of the benefits of digital technology!
During its G-20 Presidency next year, India will work jointly with G-20 partners towards this objective. The principle of "Data for development" will be an integral part of the overall theme of our Presidency "One Earth, One Family, One Future".
Thank you.
DISCLAIMER - This is the approximate translation of Prime Minister’s remarks. Original remarks were delivered in Hindi.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Seminar on International Patents Filing in Dehradun Today
The Indian Patent Office,under theDepartment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,is organizing one-day seminar today in Dehradun, on filing of International Patents. The seminar is being organized in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization , ASSOCHAM, Cell for IPR Promotion and Management  of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Government of India and Uttarakhand Government.
Interested users, stakeholder, applicants, innovators, members of MSME, academic institutions, R&D organizations and other scientific organizations have been invited to participate in the seminar. Assistant Director General and Chief of Staff, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, NareshNandan Prasad and Controller General of Patent, Design and Trademark,O.P. Gupta, will be present during the daylong seminar.
This is the part of Government of India’s endeavor towards a “Creative India: Innovative India” and alsoto reach out to innovators in Tier-2 cities and to spread awareness among the creators and innovators for protecting Intellectual Property  and innovations, in India and globally, through the Patent Cooperation Treaty .
PCT assists applicants in seeking patent protection internationally for their inventions and facilitates public access to a wealth of technical information relating to those inventions.Experts from WIPO & IP offices will present an overview of the PCT system and its advantages for the applicants, patent offices and the general public. These seminars will help Indian users to create their accounts and to access the ePCT system and other patent tools, which allows users to file and manage their international applications online.
Similar seminarshave been scheduled in Lucknow on 24th June 2019, Kolkata on 26th June 2019 and Bhubaneshwar on 28th June 2019.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari meets Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy Mr Bento Albuquerque
Union Minister for road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari met the Brazilian Delegation led by Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy Mr Bento Albuquerque today. The Minister interacted with a business delegation comprising of Brazilian industry representatives from the Sugar, Ethanol and Automobile industries along with the representatives from the Indian Automobile Industry.
Shri Gadkari emphasised on greater cooperation between India and Brazil on usage of Ethanol and reducing carbon emissions across various sectors to strengthen both the economies.
MJPS
(Visitor Counter : 584
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
India Pavilion inaugurated at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2019
India designated the Guest of Honour at the Fair
The India Pavilion at the 29th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates, Shri Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahayan on 24th April, 2019 in the presence of UAE’s Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Shri Noura Bint Mohd Al Kaabi; Indian Ambassador Shri Navdeep Suri and Chairman of National Book Trust Prof.Govind Prasad Sharma.India has been designated as the Guest of Honour for the Book Fair, which is being held from 24th – 30th April, 2019.
The India Pavilion lays special focus on the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. It displays the 100 volume series titled Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, apart from various publications on freedom struggle.The Pavilion makes use of translights, banners, interactive touch panels and multi-media screensto enhance the experience of visitors coming to the Pavilion.A Presentation on ‘Making of The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi’ will also be made by the Indian Delegation from I&B Ministry at the Fair.